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About Tamworth Weather Station |
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As a new project, the Tamworth Weather website and Forum is now linked to live data from a Weather Station based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK - Lat:N 52° 36' 32" (52.609°)
Lon:W 1° 39' 56" (-1.666°) and at a height of 85M ASL.
Presently the information linked to the live data section is translated from information received from an Oregon Scientific WMR928NX weather station. METAR information is taken from Birmingham and Nottingham East Midlands airports and is used as a weather icon, for general reference.
The icons show weather conditions appropriate for aviation use and as a result, the definitions of for FOG and MIST (for example) are taken at their scientific values, rather than what would be appropriate for everyday public use.
Forecast information is gathered from "reliable" sources such as the BBC. Other information relating to forecasts will be brought online presently. We also have two links to Sferics sites for correlation of lightning data.
Important Note:
Weather Information from this site should not be relied upon as accurate, this is due to numerous factors including the local "microclimate". Therefore data is only a representation of the general conditions at the station location.
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Glossary of measurements |
Sea Level Barometer - As you know we all live on different heights above sea level, so it would be impossible to have accurate data from every weatherstation if they were all set on their height above sea level, so all weatherstation barometers are set at 'sea level' to avoid any problems.
Raw Barometer - This is the barometer set at 172 meters above sea level thats the height my station is at, If you have a analouge (dial) barometer in your house/workplace etc. This is the one to set it by.
Cloud Base Height - Is the approximate height of the lowest clouds overhead from the location of the weather station.
Wind Chill - The temprature of the moving air on a fixed point, Here's two examples: 1, Feels nice and refeshing to us in summer with a slight breeze. 2, Can be extremerly cold (and life threatening) in winter to us even if there is only a slight breeze.
Dew Point & Relative Humidity - The dew point is associated with the relative humidity. The dew point dial indicates how much moisture is in the air. The higher the dew point, the higher the moisture content of the air at a given temprature. A high relative humidity indicates that the dew point is closer to the current air temperature. If the relative humidity is 100%, the dew point will be equal to the current temperature. Given a constant dew point, when the temperature increases the relative humidity will decrease. It is for this reason that warmer climates can have low relative humidity yet still feel uncomfortable.
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